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Shoreham Airshow: Bereaved Partner Plans Petition to Reopen Police Probe on 10th Anniversary

Families say the legal outcomes have delivered no closure.

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Overview

  • Tanya Hewstone says she will launch a petition urging police to reopen the criminal investigation into the 2015 crash.
  • Her former partner, 23-year-old Daniele Polito, was among 11 men killed when a Hawker Hunter struck the A27 near Shoreham Airport.
  • Pilot Andrew Hill was found not guilty of gross-negligence manslaughter in 2019; a coroner later recorded unlawful killings in 2022.
  • Hill has twice sought to restore his flying privileges, with his latest licence bid rejected by the High Court in May 2025.
  • Hewstone says her son continues to struggle with trauma a decade after the loss as they plan to pay respects at the memorial.